Start Luther Burden III or Jameson Williams? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 2:36 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Luther Burden III over Jameson Williams
- Market projects
- 14.9
- fantasy pts
- TB D vs WR
- 28.0
- 8th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 61%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 20%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 11.0
- recent weeks avg
- MIA D vs WR
- 25.4
- 3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 88%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 18%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Luther Burden III for Jameson Williams?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jameson Williams projects 102 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 9 games), Luther Burden III 93 (11.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Luther Burden III over Jameson Williams. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Luther Burden III over Jameson Williams in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Luther Burden III at 14.9 points and Jameson Williams at 11.0, a gap of 3.9. No player market is posted for Jameson Williams this week yet, so his 11.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (11.3 and 10.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Luther Burden III at ADP 51 and Jameson Williams at 44.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Jameson Williams yet. His market-based projections were 11.3 and 10.8 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 11.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Jameson Williams is 0-1 touchdowns (6 market sources).
Player markets imply 14.9 fantasy points for Luther Burden III, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market-based projection for Luther Burden III is 69 receiving yards and 0-1 touchdowns (3 and 6 market sources).
That puts Luther Burden III 3.9 points ahead of Jameson Williams on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Jameson Williams and DET visit MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
MIA allowed 25.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against MIA.
Luther Burden III and CHI host TB on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.
TB allowed 28.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 8th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 131 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against TB.
By points allowed to the position, Luther Burden III has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Jameson Williams is not on the injury report.
Luther Burden III is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Jameson Williams played 88 percent of DET snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.
Jameson Williams, Week 4 against CAR: 70 of 71 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 102 yards.
Jameson Williams, Week 5 against ARI: 59 of 66 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 47 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Jameson Williams, Week 7 against GB: 57 of 68 snaps, 9 targets and 5 catches for 91 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Jameson Williams, Week 8 against MIN: 60 of 72 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 8, Luther Burden III played 61 percent of CHI snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.
Luther Burden III, Week 7 against NE: 42 of 69 snaps, 1 carry for 7 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 130 yards, 1 touchdown.
Luther Burden III, Week 8 against SEA: 9 targets and 7 catches for 56 yards, 1 touchdown.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Jameson Williams played 17 games for DET and scored 219.9 PPR points, 12.9 a game, finishing WR12.
He caught 65 of 102 targets for 1117 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 676 air yards.
He was on the field for 90 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Luther Burden III played 15 games for CHI and scored 127.9 PPR points, 8.5 a game, finishing WR48.
He caught 47 of 60 targets for 652 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 318 air yards.
He was on the field for 39 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Luther Burden III, Week 18 of 2025 against DET: 1 carry for 10 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 35 yards, 7.5 PPR points.
Their other Week 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Luther Burden III for Jameson Williams?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jameson Williams projects 102 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 9 games), Luther Burden III 93 (11.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Luther Burden III over Jameson Williams. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
Should I drop Jameson Williams for Luther Burden III?
No. Keep Jameson Williams: he projects 102 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (11.3 a game over 9 games), Luther Burden III 93 (11.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Luther Burden III over Jameson Williams.
Week 9 on the board
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- Is Jameson Williams playing Week 9?
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